You can grab it in both 32-bit and 64-bit flavours, or the 64-bit version along with developer tools. The developer tools version requires a clean install, but if you have a Windows Vista or 7 installation on your machine, you can keep accounts, files and settings with a new installation. Windows XP users can upgrade and keep their accounts and files only. That said, we don’t really recommend installing this over your existing copy of Windows, as it’ll likely have a few quirks this early on in the preview. Hit the link below to check it out.
Download the Windows Developer Preview now
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Nath
Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at 11:43 AMDamn being at work right now
bugwan
Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at 2:22 PMI’m using our work connection to download…he he!
Steve
Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at 12:47 PMI’ll probably give it a spin once it hits Release Candidate stage.
Virus__
Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at 1:46 PMI downloaded it whilst in class today (It was technically part of MSDN so why not) will chuck it on my MacBook later in Bootcamp to see how it shapes up.
tk
Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at 1:58 PMIf i download this on my macbook. Is there a way i can convert the .iso into installable media for a USB so i can do a clean install on a PC?
I dont have access to a windows pc to use the’ windows disc image burner’
any suggestions?
and thanks!
Virus__
Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at 2:44 PMYou can burn an ISO in OSX from disk utility, i’ve done it a few times.
tk
Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at 2:48 PMthanks heaps man
Virus__
Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at 3:00 PMAll good, it’s the same as burning a DMG file. There’s always Google to consult if help is required.
SteveG
Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at 2:58 PMJust wondering if it can be run in a virtual environment, I dont particularly wanna do a full install over my system now, just wanna look….
Prashit
Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at 3:27 PMJust got it working on my VirtualBox.
Looks amazing !! Very fast, awesome UI.
Here are some pix
http://windows8preview.prashit.com
Cheers
SteveG
Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at 3:38 PMHey, what settings etc did you use?
Prashit
Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at 3:51 PMWindows Developer Preview English, 32-bit (x86)ISO
1 GB Memory
20 GB Disk Space
The setup did stuck on 92% a couple of times before getting through. Had to Kill and restart it.
SteveG
Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at 4:12 PMthanks, i’ve got the 64 bit version running now
Aliasalpha
Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at 6:37 PM20GB of drivespace? Damn there goes the chance of my testing it on my netbook, damned tiny SSDs!
Virus__
Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at 7:59 PMI installed it on my ’07 White MacBook, anyone else having troubles with display drivers? I got the bootcamp drivers to install but the display cannot be changed from 1024×768.
& after driver install my trackpad stopped working D: bad Windows!